Ward's Reports Weeks Estimated North American Vehicle Production- May 27, 2004

SOUTHFIELD, Mich., May 28, 2004 -- Vehicle production this week in the U.S., Canada and Mexico is expected to hit an estimated 313,117 units, down 6.8 percent from the 336,049 cars and trucks built last week, according to Ward's Automotive Reports.

Including this week's estimates, calendar year North American output now totals 7,050,777 vehicles, down 1.0 percent from like-2003's pace.

In the U.S., automakers are expected to produce 234,514 vehicles this week, down 7.5 percent from the 253,625 cars and trucks built last week. To date, calendar 2004 U.S. vehicle output totals an estimated 5,271,229 units, up 0.6 percent compared to the 5,238,507 vehicles built in like-2003.

This week's Canadian vehicle production is estimated at 48,819, a decrease of 1.8 percent from the 49,697 units assembled last week. Estimated calendar- 2004 Canadian vehicle production now stands at 1,139,962 units, down 0.5 percent compared to the 1,145,597 vehicles produced in like-2003.

Of the cars and trucks slated for production this week in the U.S., General Motors Corp. accounted for 26.9 percent; Ford Motor Co., 27.6 percent; Chrysler of DaimlerChrysler, 14.6 percent; Honda of America Mfg. Inc., 6.9 percent; Toyota Motor Mfg. Inc., 7.2 percent; Nissan Motor Mfg. Corp., 5.7 percent; New United Motor Mfg. Inc., 3.4 percent; BMW of North America Inc., 1.3 percent; Mitsubishi Motor Mfg. of America Inc., 1.2 percent; AutoAlliance International Inc., 1.0 percent; Subaru of Indiana Automotive Inc., 1.2 percent; Mercedes-Benz U.S. of DaimlerChrysler, 0.8 percent; and other manufacturers, 2.2 percent.

                     NORTH AMERICA FACTORY PRODUCTION
         This Week  Last Week   Same Week   To Date    To Date   Pct. Change
         Estimated   Revised    Last Year     2004       2003  2004 vs. 2003
  U.S.
  Cars     82,657     89,320     79,768   1,866,537   1,975,813     -5.5
  Trucks  151,857    164,305    130,474   3,404,692   3,262,694      4.4
  TOTAL   234,514    253,625    210,242   5,271,229   5,238,507      0.6
  Canada
  Cars     23,235     24,350     32,592     563,797     608,966     -7.4
  Trucks   25,584     25,347     29,250     576,165     536,631      7.4
  TOTAL    48,819     49,697     61,842   1,139,962   1,145,597     -0.5
  Mexico
  Cars     14,902     15,924     17,875     323,674     384,770    -15.9
  Trucks   14,882     16,803     16,010     315,912     350,531     -9.9
  TOTAL    29,784     32,727     33,885     639,586     735,301    -13.0
  U.S.\Canada\Mexico
  Cars    120,794    129,594    130,235   2,754,008   2,969,549     -7.3
  Trucks  192,323    206,455    175,734   4,296,769   4,149,856      3.5
  GRAND   313,117    336,049    305,969   7,050,777   7,119,405     -1.0
  TOTAL

  Note: All figures include medium- and heavy-duty truck production.

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